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I tried the endpoint that was suggested (GET https://api.getguru.com/api/v1/folders/iq9zL8rT/items) using my Collection token authentication (Collection ID: 8ioty as username, Collection token as password) but I'm getting a 401 Unauthorized error.

Here's the exact curl command I'm using:

curl -u 8ioty:COLLECTIONTOKEN "https://api.getguru.com/api/v1/folders/iq9zL8rT/items" -D -

The only endpoint where my Collection token authenticates successfully is /collections/8ioty/export (though it returns 405 Method Not Allowed since it expects POST).


What I’m trying to do is pull cards from a folder, within a collection to a Chrome extension side panel (in order to continue our workflow without having to leave the tab). I’m also trying to search the Guru collection. I am definitely using the correct key for the specific collection 

From what I understand, I’m using the correct endpoints with GET requests but I’m consistently hitting a 401 unauthorized error

 

401 Unauthorized (Authentication Failed):

  • /api/v1/teams
  • /api/v1/search/query (with both q and searchTerms parameters)
  • /api/v1/search/cardmgr
  • /api/v1/collections/8ioty (getting collection info)
  • /api/v1/folders/iq9zL8rT (folder info)
  • /api/v1/folders/iq9zL8rT/items (folder items)
  • /api/v1/folders/ca4q6r7i/items (tried this)

404 Not Found:

  • /api/v1/collections/8ioty/cards (cards in collection)
  • /api/v1/folders/iq9zL8rT/cards (cards in folder)

405 Method Not Allowed (Authentication WORKS but wrong HTTP method):

  • /api/v1/collections/8ioty/export ← This is the ONLY endpoint where my token authenticates successfully

Any guidance?

Hey Haithem, Kian here.

To authenticate, you’ll need to use the full collection ID, not the slug. You can retrieve this ID by making a GET request to the /collections endpoint using your User Token (only a User Token can be used for this endpoint which is why you received a 401 when using your Collection Token earlier). The response will include the full collection ID for each collection.

Once you have the ID, format your credentials like so to test: collection_ID:token

 

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